Casa De Canedo

We had a wonderful stay here in June. We stayed 4 nights in suite do lago which was a very large room with our own living room including a lovely fire place, bathroom and balcony with a view of the wine fields. We were the only guests so we had the beautiful breakfast room to our selves. It was the best breakfast we had during our trip and made you feel very welcome. The house looks like an old manor house and if filled with beautiful old furniture, paintings etc. It is surrounded by lovely gardens and we also enjoyed the pool table. Parking is not a problem as they have ample parking space. It is located not far from the highway so you can be on your way on a day trip to for example Guimaraes, Citania de briteiros, Braga very quickly. The recommend restaurant Paco in nearby arco de baulhe was really worth it. Unfortunately we could not use the pool during our stay due to the weather (too cold) but it looked lovely. Only thing to improve is replacing the towels during your stay and maybe some tips on what else is there to do in the surroundings.

While Casa de Canedo might be a bit out of the way for many people touring northern Portugal, it is very well worth a detour. Here is a wonderful old mansion house steeped in history and full of antiques and objects d'art. There is so much to see and absorb from the small chapel to the old kitchen and beautiful courtyards. The rooms are very comfortable and have all the mod cons. The breakfasts are to die for - quite the best we have had in our several tours of Portugal. Gloria, the housekeeper, is very helpful and nothing is too much trouble. If you are feeling energetic there is a small swimming pool nestled in the Casa's colourful gardens. And a badminton net. The WIFI works well. While we did not have dinner at the Casa, it is possible to do so by prior arrangement which might be a good idea as there are few restaurants in the vicinity. Casa de Canedo is a word.......unmissable!

A beautiful manor house surrounded by gardens and vineyards, evocative of earlier times with wood fires burning in the dining area with a fireplace large enough to walk into.....beautiful rooms, immaculate linens, thoughtful touches like a jug of water and fresh fruit in the afternoon,,,,a delicious breakfast.....all these things make this a wonderful place to stay, crowned by the graciousness of the house manager, Gloria (and her dog Bijou, who escorted us everywhere around the property). The weather did not cooperate for us to use the pool or badminton court, but we ate at the recommended restaurant, O Caneiro, in a nearby town and it was one of our best meals in Portugal,which is saying alot since we found the food there to be uniformly delicious, not to mention reasonable. I would highly recommend this home....when we were there we had the entire house to ourselves, so it felt as though we had our own country home in Portugal!